The Pitcher in a Baseball Game Was Hit in the Head

question 161

Multiple Choice

The pitcher in a baseball game was hit in the head by a ball that was just hit and does not remember the game in which it happened.This is an example of ____.

• A) anterograde amnesia
• B) retrograde amnesia
• C) episodic amnesia
• D) semantic amnesia

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Definitions:

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